Oriental Daily
19th March, 1980
Shocking outcome of the application
for the London-Hong Kong Route
The decision of the British Civil Aviation Authority to
grant British Caledonian Airways the second licence for
the route to London and to bar CPA, the local flag carrier,
from landing in London is another evidence of Britain's
imperialistic attitude in ignoring the interests of Hong Kong.
The Hong Kong Government may render full support for CPA
to appeal through the British Minister of Trade within 21 days.
evealed
A government spokesman revealed yesterday that government
action will depend on the next move by CPA.
Another possible channel of appeal can possibly be made
by the local government through the British Foreign Ministry.
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According to sources of information obtained in Hong Kong,
the decision of the local Air Transport Licencing Authority
was based on the demand of passengers travelling on the Hong
Kong-London route in the next five years. The present passenger
capacity for British Airways when operating the service alone
is 209000, a number which is estimated to come down to 143000
next year.
If the growth rate of passengers increases by
12% during the next 5 years, the number of passengers would
amount to 234000 next year. The remaining 91000 passengers
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